English
Menkar
Menkar comes from Arabic مَنْخَر ‘nostril’, from نَخَرَ ‘to snort’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *naḫar-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*naḫar-‘to snort’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentنَخَرَnaḵara‘to snort’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَنْخَرmanḵar‘nostril’
- EnglishtodayMenkar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*naḫar-‘to snort’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentنَخَرَnaḵara‘to snort’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَنْخَرmanḵar‘nostril’
- EnglishtodayMenkar
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *naḫar-
Today it means
name Alpha Ceti, a red giant star in the constellation of Cetus
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *naḫar- / Menkar